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SOAS in the media 15 November 2013

15 November 2013

SOAS has appeared in BA in-flight magazine Highlife, courtesy of alumna Fatima Bhutto who recommends SOAS Library and Brunei Gallery for a visit, Dr Dina Matar commented on new Hamas spokesperson Isra Al-Modallal, Dr Stephen Hopgood's latest book featured in THE's 'Books of the Week', Dr Phil Clark contributed to a debate on ICC vs. African justice and Professor Keith Howard commented on commercialised pop music in South Korea.

London tales: Fatima BhuttoHighlife - 11/13"Fine, so you've eaten and your arms are killing you from carrying all those books, but before you go home, stroll through Russell Square and visit the School of Oriental and African Studies"

Surprise as Hamas appoints British-educated spokeswomanThe Week - 13/11/13"Dr Dina Matar, author and senior lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, argues that Hamas's reputation as a misogynistic organisation is unjust. As a result, the world shouldn't be surprised by this appointment, nor should it be seen as a stunt."

South Korea's One Direction: Super Junior's Wembley gig shows K-Pop is on the riseThe Independent - 8/11/13"According to Keith Howard, a professor of music at the Centre for Korean Studies at SOAS University in London, this is typical of the wave of pop music that evolved in South Korean in the mid-2000s run by "ruthless" management companies, which were not afraid to drop members and substitute new ones for commercial reasons."

VIDEO: 'Muslim BrotherhoodEvening Standard - 14/11/13"Speaker Mohamed El-Nabawy had to be ushered off stage by security guards when around 30 demonstrators stormed a lecture theatre at Bloomsbury’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), which is part of the University of London."